John Hickenlooper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Hickenlooper

American politician, businessman and the 42nd Governor of Colorado

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1952

Place of Birth: Colorado, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician, geologist, restaurateur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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John Wright Hickenlooper Jr.
(; born February 7, 1952) is an American politician, businessman, and geologist who was the 42nd governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019.
He is a member of the Democratic Party.
In 2019, Hickenlooper campaigned for the 2020 Democratic nomination for the president of the United States but dropped out before any primaries were held.
He subsequently announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in 2020 as one of 7 Democrats challenging one-term incumbent Republican Cory Gardner. Born in Narberth, Pennsylvania, Hickenlooper is a graduate of Wesleyan University.
After his career as a geologist in 1988, he began a career in business, co-founding the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver.
Hickenlooper was elected the 43rd mayor of Denver in 2003, serving two terms, until 2011. After incumbent governor Bill Ritter announced that he would not seek reelection, Hickenlooper announced his intention to run for the Democratic nomination in January 2010.
He won an uncontested primary and faced the Constitution Party nominee, former representative Tom Tancredo, and Republican nominee Dan Maes in the general election.
Hickenlooper won with 51% of the vote, and was reelected in 2014, defeating Republican former U.S.
representative Bob Beauprez, 49% to 46%.